Philip Montgomery

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Philip Montgomery
Current position
TitleCo-offensive coordinator
Team Birmingham Stallions
Biographical details
Born (1971-12-21) December 21, 1971 (age 52)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1993 Tarleton State
Position(s) Quarterback, free safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994 Tarleton State (SA)
1995 Celeste HS (TX) (OC/QB/RB)
1996Stephenville JR HS (TX) (QB/RB)
1997–2001 Stephenville HS (TX) (QB/RB)
2002 Denton HS (TX) (OC)
2003–2006 Houston (QB/RB)
2007Houston (co-OC/QB/RB)
2008–2011 Baylor (co-OC/QB/RB)
2012–2014Baylor (OC/QB)
2015–2022 Tulsa
2023 Auburn (OC/QB)
2024–present Birmingham Stallions (co-OC)
Head coaching record
Overall43–53
Bowls2–2

Philip Montgomery (born December 21, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He is the co-offensive coordinator for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). Montgomery served as the head football coach at the University of Tulsa from 2015 to 2022.

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Career

Montgomery was hired by Tulsa on December 11, 2014. [1] He was previously the offensive coordinator of the Baylor Bears. [2] In 2013, Montgomery was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach. He played collegiately at Tarleton State University with the likes of Kevin Vickers, Ryland Bailey and Chad Martinka.

On December 11, 2014, Montgomery was hired as the 33rd head coach at the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. In 2020, after a three-year bowl skid, Tulsa made it to their first ever AAC Championship game against Cincinnati.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (American Athletic Conference)(2015–2022)
2015 Tulsa 6–73–54th (West)L Independence
2016 Tulsa 10–36–22nd (West)W Miami Beach
2017 Tulsa 2–101–76th (West)
2018 Tulsa 3–92–6T–5th (West)
2019 Tulsa 4–82–6T–5th (West)
2020 Tulsa 6–36–0T–1stL Armed Forces
2021 Tulsa 7–65–3T–3rdW Myrtle Beach
2022 Tulsa 5–73–5T–8th
Tulsa:43–5328–34
Total:43–53
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane to hire Baylor Bears OC Philip Montgomery". ESPN.com. December 11, 2014.
  2. "Philip Montgomery the man behind Baylor Bears' unstoppable offense – Big 12 Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com. October 10, 2013.